Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zeera

/ˈziːɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zeera
IPA: /ˈziːɹə/

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Indian usage; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi जीरा (jīrā)/Urdu زیرہ (zīra), from Sanskrit जीरक (Jīraka) or Classical Persian زیرہ (zīra).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: زیرہ, जीरक

Usage

Inflected Forms

jeera (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce zeera?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈziːɹə/.
What does zeera mean?: cumin
Where does zeera come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce zeera

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